Boat Quote by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

“Many persons sigh for death when it seems far off, but the inclination vanishes when the boat upsets, or the locomotive runs off the track, or the measles set it.” quote by Thomas Wentworth Higginson — Download Open image

“Many persons sigh for death when it seems far off, but the inclination vanishes when the boat upsets, or the locomotive runs off the track, or the measles set it.”

Thomas Wentworth Higginson

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